From Days Gone By May 11, 1923

 May 11, 1923.

    Wrightsville is very proud of four young ladies that graduate this term from the State College for women in Milledgeville. They are Miss Nannie Kennedy, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. O. Kennedy, Miss Annie L. Claxton, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. J. Claxton, Miss Alda Walker, daughter of Mr. Joe M. Walker and Miss Luella Stokes, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Stokes.

    The matter of consolidation of the county's schools is now discussed widely with interest for the proposition. The only thing that could now stand in the way is the finacing of the new system. At Kite, Minton's Chapel, Meeks, Adrian which is now partly consolidated, Scott and at Wrightsville and New Home is bekng talked up alot. The last legislature under Act No. 563 authorized this: " Where the county authorities by combining smaller schools in whole or in part into a consolidated school with at least four teachers the state superintendent of schools shall be authorized to transmit $500 annually toward the support of this school."

    There will be a big chicken sale May 24th here sponsored by the local merchants called Golden Rule Co-Op Sale. The co-op hog sale was held yesterday which netted the farmers a lot of cash proving there is another money crop other than cotton. Nine two-horse wagon loads of hogs in a line through town going to the sale pens. These wagons came from the Bray farm. Others were C. H. Martin, William Jackson and Dr. R. E. Brinson. A number of buyers were on hand with one being from Cuba. This makes five carloads shipped out of here since May 1st.

    The matter of buying a real live buggy horse for Rev. Sumner is still going on and will till the money is raised. To date $84.75 has been raised. Mr. Mark Hammock, while doing some work in his barn in the loft, his foot slipped and he fell onto some boxes badly injuring his left leg. He lives 4 miles from town on the Tennille road. Cashier Robert B. Bryan now lives in the W. C. Tompkins house. Mr. Tompkins has moved out to the Haines place. Mr. Samps L. Powell is expected to run for county treasurer.

    Mr. A. O. Kennedy has just finished constructing a saw mill plant located across the W. & T. tracks south of the courthouse and is now sawing lumber. Mr. Tom Tarver suffered a fire loss at his sawmill of about $600, when he lost the belting, saw, and a lot of parts that almost cost him the whole mill. It is located in the western part of the county.

    Warden R. M. Stanley recently allowed Jim Johnson, colored convict, his freedom on a parole issued by the authorities. He is now with William Oliver on his farm. Jim shot his wife more than 12 years ago and serving a life sentence. Judged Ben Hill Moye petitioned for his parole.

    Mr. Alver McAfee, the soldier son of Mr. & Mrs. E. J. McAFee is at Camp Benning and is nearing the termination of his army service. Tuesday afternoon Mr. Loraine Douglas age 21, died at his parents home in the city, Mr. & Mrs. John A. Douglas, Jr. He had been sick going on 3 years. He was buried at Westview.

    It does continue to rain and the wet weather will injure the crops badly if it keeps on as it has been the past six weeks. William Duncan in Steelhearts is at the Dixie Theatre.

    You've heard of shifting the responsibility, haven't you? And of an equal lying down on an equal? That reminds us of Willie's composition on "Responsibility." Willie wrote:"Boys has got two buttons on their suspenders to keep their pants up and when one button comes off there's a lot of responsibility on the other button."